This repo is functionality complete — PRs and issues welcome!
Please check the official laravel installation guide for server requirements before you start. Official Documentation
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SyedUmerHasan/WebApi-using-laravel.git
Switch to the repo folder
cd WebApi-using-laravel
Install all the dependencies using composer
composer install
Copy the example env file and make the required configuration changes in the .env file
cp .env.example .env
Generate a new application key
php artisan key:generate
Generate a new JWT authentication secret key
php artisan jwt:generate
Run the database migrations (Set the database connection in .env before migrating)
php artisan migrate
Start the local development server
php artisan serve
You can now access the server at http://localhost:8000
TL;DR command list
git clone https://github.com/SyedUmerHasan/WebApi-using-laravel.git
cd WebApi-using-laravel
composer install
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate
php artisan jwt:generate
Make sure you set the correct database connection information before running the migrations Environment variables
php artisan migrate
php artisan serve
Note : It's recommended to have a clean database before seeding. You can refresh your migrations at any point to clean the database by running the following command
php artisan migrate:refresh
This application adheres to the api specifications set by the Thinkster team. This helps mix and match any backend with any other frontend without conflicts.
More information regarding the project can be found here https://github.com/gothinkster/realworld
- jwt-auth - For authentication using JSON Web Tokens
- laravel-cors - For handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
.env- Environment variables can be set in this file
Note : You can quickly set the database information and other variables in this file and have the application fully working.
Run the laravel development server
php artisan serve
The api can now be accessed at
http://localhost:8000/api
Request headers
| Required | Key | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Content-Type | application/json |
| Yes | X-Requested-With | XMLHttpRequest |
| Optional | Authorization | Token {JWT} |
Refer the api specification for more info.
This applications uses JSON Web Token (JWT) to handle authentication. The token is passed with each request using the Authorization header with Token scheme. The JWT authentication middleware handles the validation and authentication of the token. Please check the following sources to learn more about JWT.
This applications has CORS enabled by default on all API endpoints. The default configuration allows requests from http://localhost:3000 and http://localhost:4200 to help speed up your frontend testing. The CORS allowed origins can be changed by setting them in the config file. Please check the following sources to learn more about CORS.